aliment

/ˈæ.lɪ.mənt/

Æ · lɪ · mənt (3 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

Food.

Etymology

From French aliment, from Latin alimentum (“food”).

Example Sentences

  • "In the living state, the body is observed to receive aliment; [...]"
  • "As when Demosthenes reprehended the people for hearkening to the conditions offered by King Philip, being not honourable nor equal, he saith they were but aliments of their sloth and weakness, which if they were taken away, necessity would teach them stronger resolutions."
  • "All this monotony might be a good aliment for a poet but what if one had no gifts?"
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